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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Having a legal status only by operation or construction of law

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Could you please help me to understand the definition given below?

quasi (adj.)

2 : having a legal status only by operation or construction of law and without reference to intent a quasi contract

[M-W's Col. Dic.]
  

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Your dictionary gives a confusing legalistic definition. com: Having a likeness to something; resembling It's much clearer and much closer to the way "quasi" used in everyday language.

— MalRey

  • Your dictionary gives a confusing legalistic definition.
  • com: Having a likeness to something; resembling It's much clearer and much closer to the way "quasi" used in everyday language.
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Your dictionary gives a confusing legalistic definition. Try this one from Answers.com:

Having a likeness to something; resembling

It's much clearer and much closer to the way "quasi" used in everyday language.
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oh, that's so hard. I can't understand. about some contract maybe. bussiness?

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